Chapter 225 A Two–Faced Man
“Why is it you two again?” came a voice laced with disdain.
Finished
Jean turned her head toward the sound–only to meet Mr. Lwain’s condescending glare. He stood with a briefcase in hand, seemingly fresh out of the parking garage. Walking beside him was the same female assistant Jean vaguely recognized from before.
Two familiar faces.
“You… you two…” Mindy stammered, quickly rising from the bench. She seemed nervous, worried Mr. Lwain might get the wrong idea. “Mr. Lwain, I didn’t come to see you. I was just-”
Mr. Lwain’s brows twitched sharply. His voice dripped with sarcasm. “Not here to see me? Then what, you’re hoping for someone better? There aren’t many here better than me, you know.”
His mockery was blatant, smug.
Mindy blinked, clearly caught off guard. She fumbled for a response. “I…”
Jean mentally scoffed, her expression cooling with disgust.
What a hypocrite.
He had refused Mindy’s request when it mattered, and now that she might be seeking other options, he had the nerve to sneer at her for it? Acting all wounded and superior?
Disgusting.
“Of course there are better lawyers than you,” Jean said coldly, cutting in without hesitation. Her sharp gaze locked onto him. “And weren’t you the one who rejected us in the first place? What, are we not allowed to find someone more qualified?”
She deliberately stressed the words more qualified.
Mr. Lwain turned his focus to her, his face twisting into a smirk. “Oh, I remember you,” he said. His eyes narrowed with a nasty glint. “You’re the one who claimed you could find Jolene, right?”
Jean didn’t even blink. Calm, collected, she gave a faint smirk. “I did say that.”
“And I remember saying–if you actually managed to get Jolene, I’d get down and bark like a dog.”
Pfft.
The snort came before anyone could react.
Sofia, caught off guard, had burst into laughter.
All eyes swiveled toward her.
She cleared her throat awkwardly, waving her hand. “Don’t mind me, keep going.”
She didn’t know all the details about what happened between Madam Lawson, Jean, and this lawyer–but
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“I said it,” Mr. Lwain went on, redirecting his full attention to Jean. Hic eyes were stuck in te darges “But so what? You think you can even get within a mile of Ms. Jolene Lan alone have en
court?”
He had spoken so boldly before because he was absolutely confiden–there was THE CRITE approach Jolene.
Hell, most people couldn’t even locate Jolene, let alone hire her.
“Big talk from a little girl,” he sneered. “Know your place.”
the
Then he threw Mindy a side glance, eyes cold and dismissive. “You and this Minda Lawsom hun og wasting your time. Go spend it visiting that guy in lockup instead–make him feel at less
At that, Mindy flinched. She bit her lip hard, tears instantly brimming in her eyes.
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